Manuel (Alvin G.) business correspondence with Richard Aldington, 1940-1956

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Summary

Title:
Alvin George Manuel Business Correspondence with Richard Aldington
Dates:
1940-1956
Creators:
Manuel, Alvin George
Abstract:
Alvin George Manuel's client, the writer Richard Aldington (1892-1962), was born in Hampshire, England. Aldington began his literary career in London as a part-time sports journalist, became a founding poet of the Imagist movement, wrote novels about World War I, and was a critic, essayist, and translator. The collection contains correspondence between Aldington and his literary agent, Alvin G. Manuel as well as carbon copies of Manuel's letters to Aldington and others.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alvin George Manuel Business Correspondence with Richard Aldington (Collection 1089). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains correspondence between Richard Aldington and his literary agent, Alvin G. Manuel. Includes 143 letters from Aldington to Manuel and 27 from Alister Kershaw (Aldington's secretary) to Manuel. Also contains carbon copies of Manuel's letters to Aldington and others, letters from various persons to Manuel relating to Aldington, and letters to Aldington from various persons, later sent to Manuel.

Biographical / historical:

Manuel's client, the writer Richard Aldington, was born in 1892 in Hampshire, England; he was educated at Dover College and the University of London; began his literary career in London as a part-time sports journalist; became a founding poet of the Imagist movement, which became prominent around 1912; fought in World War I, afterward moving to France; wrote novels about the War; Aldington also became a critic, essayist, and translator; moved to the United States during World War II; published works include: Images, 1910-15 (1915), D.H. Lawrence: An Indiscretion (1927), Collected Poems (1928), Death of a Hero (1929), and Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Inquiry; he died on July 28, 1962 in Lere, France.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Alvin George Manuel, 1970.
Processing information:

Processed by Brooke Whiting, March 1970.

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Brooke Whiting, March 1970; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-07 13:57:53 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alvin George Manuel Business Correspondence with Richard Aldington (Collection 1089). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
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Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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